Somerset Community College

EPSCoR Partners McGuffin, WoOlDRIDGE, EARN NSB AWARD

Somerset Community College / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

Congratulations to Dr. Sherri McGuffin, STEM Coordinator at AdvanceKentucky and longtime KY NSF EPSCoR supporter, and Eric Wooldridge, Professor of Additive Manufacturing at Somerset Community College, for being the first Kentuckians to win the Science and Society Award by the National Science Board for advancement of STEM education and workforce development efforts around our joint 3D …

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NationaL Science Board Visits kentucky, epscor leadership

Education, Somerset Community College, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

NSB members recently met with Kentucky’s leaders and researchers to learn about exciting innovations and talent development efforts in the state. This visit helps inform the Board’s growing focus on the national STEM talent crisis. Thanks to several members of KY NSF EPSCoR faculty leadership for giving the National Science Board (NSB) a taste of Kentucky innovation! Tours of James …

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SCC recently awarded the prestigious EPIIC grant from the National Science Foundation

3D-Printed Embedded Sensors, Somerset Community College, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

A SCC Press Release: Somerset Community College (SCC) was recently awarded the prestigious EPIIC (Enabling Partnerships and Increasing Innovation Capacity) grant from the National Science Foundation. This unique NSF grant opportunity is exclusively available to partnerships between universities and colleges that have not traditionally prioritized research. A collaborative partnership was formed between Somerset Community College, …

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danville high school a gleaming example of eoc in action

Education, Somerset Community College, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

Below are student projects created by Danville High School students this year in their Intro to 3D printing class, led by engineering teacher Caleb Wetmore. Says Caleb, “The class was composed of 17 students in 9-12 grade… We primarily used Onshape for CAD, but a few students used Inventor or Fusion. The class closely followed DPT 100 …

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UK’s PEDOT Fiber Team tours somerset lab, engage in collab talks

3D-Printed Embedded Sensors, Somerset Community College, University of Kentucky, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

The University of Kentucky’s PEDOT:PSS Fiber team travelled one-and-a-half hours south to visit Somerset Community College and their Additive Manufacturing Program in late March. Dr. Matt Weisenberger of UK’s Center for Applied Energy Research, alongside Dr. Ruben Riquelme-Sarabia and PhD candidate Paula Alarcon-Espejo explored the fabrication of PEDOT:PSS fibers as part of objective 2.1.2 in …

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SCC Student Selected for Prestigious NSF Research Experience Program

Somerset Community College, Undergrad Experience, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

From SCC News Just looking at Gavin Fowler-Ramsey, it’s hard to believe he’s old enough to be graduating from Somerset Community College (SCC) in May. But when you ask him about what he did last summer, there is no question that this young man is more than qualified. “The (project) I worked on was for …

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SCC Professor Eric Wooldridge appointed to National Additive Manufacturing Coalition Advisory Board

3D-Printed Embedded Sensors, Somerset Community College, Workforce Development / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

Somerset Community College Press Release Somerset, Ky. Last week the Additive Manufacturing(AM) Coalition announced the appointment of eight members to the newly formed advisory board. One of those eight individuals is Somerset Community College Professor, Eric Wooldridge. The AM Coalitionisthenationalmembershiporganizationrecognized as the voice for additive manufacturing with decision-makers and stakeholders, including Federal agencies and Congress. …

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Pandemic-born innovation spurs first patent filed through Kentucky’s community college system

3D-Printed Embedded Sensors, Seed Funding, Somerset Community College, Undergrad Experience / By Kevin.Puckett@uky.edu

Story by By Haley Cawthon – Reporter Back in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric Wooldridge and his team at Somerset Community College (SCC) were mass producing thousands of face shields with the use of 3D printers. It was a practical application for SCC’s Additive Manufacturing Center for Excellence, which was developed after …

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